Professional Qualifications

PADI Certified Open Water Diver

Previous employment

May 2003 – Oct 2004 – Global Pharmaceutical (Confidential). International locations.

Company Overview:
6,000+ Employees in 30+ locations globally. $1.5+ billion turn-over.

Responsibilities:
Responsible for the entire solution from concept, design to support. (Full life-cycle).

Key Achievements:
• Proposed and sold an enterprise solution privately (six-figure £) to be used globally.
• Designed, Project Managed and Developed once of the first Microsoft .NET solutions1 which directly integrates with 3rd party couriers such as, UPS Inc, DHL Inc. & TNT (providing near real-time shipment information to ensure critical KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators) are met.
• Registered Microsoft Partner, working toward Certified Partner level as solutions provided are across ISV/Software Solution, Business Intelligence Solutions & Information Worker Solutions Competencies.
1.NET Solution – Built using Microsoft Visual Studio 2003 Enterprise Edition.
C# Windows Services (Formerly NT Services) performing HTTPS & FTP communications, XML (DTD/XSD
Validation) parsing, data stored in SQL Server 2000 Database (Using DTS Packages, VBScript, User Defined
Functions, Stored & Extended Stored Procedures). ASP.NET (C#) Intranet (Website). HTML, CSS. MSI
(Microsoft Installer), IIS .NET WebPages and database build scripts for unattended remote installation. Crystal
Reports (www.crystaldecisions.com) and Corvu (www.corvu.com) integration for fully customisable reports for
download in Microsoft Office formats. Load and performance tests using Microsoft Application Test Centre.
Additionally developed .NET Compact Framework applications running on Windows Mobile 2003 devices. Using
SQL CE & SQL Server 2000.

Apr 2003 – May 2003 – Citigate Broadcast Ltd (Incepta / Huntsworth Group). London.
Employed as Real-time Audio/Video consultant for a month of live streaming media broadcasts.

Company Overview:
Citigate Broadcast provides broadcasting and streaming media services to a number of FTSE listed clients, such as Nasdaq and Veritas.

Responsibilities:
Set-up web-casts suitable for large global audiences, including encoding profiles and server admin.
Content manage various streaming media websites including Nasdaq Investors (www.nasdaq-investors.com). Produced MPEG-1, 2 & 4, Windows Media (using Windows Media Series 9) and Real One (using Helix Producer).

Key Achievements:
• GUI website lead. HTML, CSS & W3C/WAI standards. Cross Browser/Platform.
• Responsible for the management of 10 streaming media encoders and remote admin of 2 streaming media servers (Windows Media Server 7 & Real Server 8).
• Optimised encoding profiles to support widest coverage of global target audience (+10k users). Live broadcast of Windows Media and Real Media content from remote Satellite uplink to downlink in a professional broadcasting facility.
• Supported live streaming media for NASDAQ 6th Life Sciences Forum web cast in April 2003. Content managed streaming media archives for www.nasdaq-investors.com
• Supported live streaming media for Veritas Software Corporation’s London Analyst Meeting in May 2003.
• Produced comprehensive reports for streaming media websites using WebTrends (Log Analyzer Suite).

May 2002 – Apr 2003 - blue-wire Ltd. London and Cambridge (Co-Founder).
Employed as .Net consultant (Team leader, product development and project management).

Company Overview:
blue-wire is a mobile software services company, using leading-edge Microsoft technologies. .NET Framework, SQL Server 2000, Microsoft Pocket PC 2002/Phone Edition and Smartphone 2002.

Responsibilities:
Product development, corporate website, pre-sales technical support and post sales support.

Key Achievements:
• Helped a small start-up company develop a commercial business model and provided technical direction for it’s range of products and services.
• Worked on a number of large-scale internal deployments with FTSE-100 listed clients (Including EMI, Microsoft, Orange, Rough Guides, Warner Music and Conde Naste).
• Secured a deal with Microsoft for providing internal communications over Microsoft Smartphones.
• Designed and built server environment to host corporate users including product Web Services and corporate website - www.blue-wire.co.uk ASP.NET (C#), XML. HTML & CSS.
• Prototyped and designed all GUI’s for a variety of Microsoft Pocket PC & Smartphone applications.
• Project managed a team of C++ and .NET (C#) developers to tight deadlines on multiple projects.
• Product managed and tested our products over a variety of networks including GSM, GPRS and WiFi.
• Content optimisation using Microsoft Windows Media 9 streaming (over low bitrate GPRS).
• Researched and developed (For integration/support) Microsoft technologies including, BizTalk 2002, Commerce Server 2002, CMS (Content Management Server) 2002, Exchange Server, Mobile Internet Toolkit, SharePoint Portal Server and .NET Enterprise Servers.

Oct 2000 - May 2002 - article27 Ltd. London / Boston, USA. (Permanent)
Web Developer & New Media (Digital Media) Consultant. Promotions from May 2001 - Senior Interface Developer. Nov 2001 - Head of New Media Development. May 2002 – After being made redundant due to article27 filing for Chapter 11, pursued new business idea with blue-wire Ltd.

Company Overview:
article27 Ltd was a digital asset management company, we developed an online content management tool called Aladdin built on IBM WebSphere 3.5 (J2EE), Oracle8i and Apache using Sun Ultra 10 servers.

Responsibilities:
Product Development (GUI design, Use Cases) using HCI methodologies, Digital Media Consultant, prototyping (RAD), corporate website (Webmaster), Head of New Media Production, Pre-sales Technical Support and Post Sales support.

article27 – Aladdin Product Development:
• Developed and managed two corporate websites, including 3rd party syndication campaigns.
• Developed Cross Browser/Platform Web User Interface using HCI methodologies for Aladdin from concepts from Senior Management and Graphic Designers in a RAD environment.
• Presented prototypes to overseas Investors and board members using streaming technologies, online web prototypes (DHTML), PowerPoint and Flash slides with Video Conferencing.
• Provided Interface Usability Testing and documentation for the Aladdin product as part of UAT.
• Consultant for Digital Media, MPEG, Streaming Servers (Windows Media Server, Real and QuickTime), Multimedia Asset Management and Flash Integration.
• Consultant/Researcher into competitor and affinity Content Management Systems (CMS), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Digital Asset Management (DAM) and other ERP (Enterprise Relationship Management) solutions.

Technologies: ASP (VBScript) DHTML Websites, Convera’s Screening Room, Excel (VBA), IBM WebSphere, MediaWare M2-Edit Pro, Oracle8i, SQL Server 2000, Windows 2000 Advanced Server & Windows Media Server 4.

Astream – Working closely with Astreams’ technical team, designed a content management system built around their growing needs. The system allowed the automated storing of streaming media content in a live production environment.
Index Stock Shots - Prototyped an automated system for indexing stock footage material and catalogue into the Aladdin system. Including an Excel (VBA) parser for processing clients legacy database into Excel and MediaWare data formats.
Inmarsat – Aladdin was deployed in Inmarsat as part of an International plan to handle the companies many millions of digital assets, the system was designed to handle 100k concurrent users.
Wills Eye Hospital – Prototyped an automated system for the digital cataloguing of VHS and DigiBeta medical videos (Eye surgery), this allowed consultants from around the world to watch the training operations securely over DSL at near broad-cast quality.

Jan 2000 - Oct 2000: Red Banner Ltd (now afiniti Ltd) City, London (Permanent)
Employed as - Web Interface Designer. Promotions from May 2000 - Web Developer (Certified Cold Fusion Developer). Aug 2000 - Lead Web Developer. Oct 2000.

Company Overview:
Red Banner were a leading dynamic content driven website design agency.

Responsibilities:
Product development, Lead Web Developer, Project Manager, Pre-sales technical support and post sales support.

Technologies:
NT Server 4, Cold Fusion Server 4 and SQL Server 6.5. PeopleServer, SSL, DHTML, GUI Cross Browser/Platform.

Key Achievements:
• New Media Age Effectiveness Award in the Travel category for Holiday Rentals
• Qualified exam - Developing High Performance Cold Fusion Applications.
• Rapid implementation of in-house Content Management System, for a number of Cold Fusion based web projects; Clients included, Colman’s Mustard, GreenPeace, National Canine Defence League, WaterAid and many other high-profile design agency clients and various charities.
• Design authority over many projects and PeopleServer product development.
• Consultant in Streaming Media Servers and Flash Integration.

Oct 1998 - Dec 1999: Lightmaker. Wadhurst, Kent (Permanent) -
Employed as Web Designer, Promoted Nov 1998 to Technical Web Designer.
Dec 1999 - Resigned due to relocation to Cambridge.

Company Overview:
Lightmaker develop leading edge dynamic flash websites. Solutions were built on ASP (VBScript), HTML/DHTML, Perl (CGI), Flash Generator and Hosted on NT 4 Servers.

Responsibilities:
Corporate (Webmaster), Project Manager, Lead Web Developer, Team Leader / Mentor, HCI Interface designer.

Technologies:
Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Photoshop, Director, DHTML, Perl (CGI Forms), VRML and Install-shield (CD-ROM Installation).

Worked on a number of Web and New Media projects for clients including KP Crisps Business Unit UK (many with over a 1 million hits per month), Brannigan’s, Discos, McCoy’s, Phileas Fogg, Frisps Etc, The Letting Company, Total Web Solutions, Hever Golf Club, Shepherd Neame & Mark Hammerton Travel

Key Achievements:
• Worked as part of a team on many of KP’s flagship websites, with around 1 million hits per month
• Achieved all project deadlines on-time, with over 30 projects (often concurrently), involving leading-edge new media technologies (Flash, Interactive CD-ROM’s and streaming video).
• Maintenance and development of existing websites, building new websites (Full life-cycle).
• Developed and implemented ideas from a team of Graphic Designers.

Oct 1997 - Oct 1998: Impact Computer Services Ltd (ICS Ltd), Hastings, East Sussex. Business Partner/Founder - (Part-time whilst studying A-Levels to full-time)

Key Achievements:
• Helped set-up and run an IT service company, whilst studying for A-Levels.
• Developed business, account management, client-facing, pre-sales and post-sales skills.

1994 - Current - Freelance IT Consultant (Spare-time whilst studying GCSE’s):
System building (Client and Server), upgrades and trouble-shooting, websites, Interactive CD-ROM’s, bespoke application design, development, video editing and production. Worked part-time for local County Council Library.

Assignment History

(This Seller has recently been shortlisted or contracted for the following people4 assignment)

• Junior Developer: We are looking for a Junior Developer with all or some of the following skills: Asp.net, Microsoft.Net 1.1 and above, C# , VB.net, VB 6.0, Classic ASP, MS SQL 2000, MS SQL 2005, Ajax, Xml, Windows Forms, SQL Reporting Services, XHTML, HTML CSS XSLT, XSLFO, LINQ, Crystal Reports, Silver light, Microsoft.net 3.5, Windows Compact Framework, Windows Work Flow Foundation.

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